Born in Chicago, grew up in Anderson, Indiana, Went to high school at Pendleton Heights High
School in Pendleton, IN, graduated in 1983. Ran for Indiana State University and attained an M.S.
Degree from Wake Forest University. Now living in Sioux Falls, SD. Some running highlights include:

High School PR's:
3200 - 9:33 ('83)  1600 - 4:32 ('83)  400 - :55.7 ('83)
5K Cross Country- 16:08 Qualified for Indiana Semi-State meet with team in the Fall of 1982.

Former Indiana State University School Record holder:
1986 - 10,000 meters - 30:58
1987 thru 1991 - 10,000 meters - 30:33.11

Road Bests
8k - 24:23  10k - 30:26  15k - 47:25  10 miles - 51:20  25k - 1:22:35  1/2 marathon - 1:08:15
Marathon - 2:29:22 (1995, Charlotte, NC - 13th place at US National Championships)

Track Bests
Mile - 4:22  3000 - 8:32  5000 - 14:47  10,000 - 30:33.11
 
 

Week 1
1/1    6 miles, brutally cold, -25 wind chill, -3 temp, on trails, weights
1/2    4 miles, cold! on trails
1/3    6 miles, on trails warmer, mid/upper 20s
1/4    5 miles, on trails after work, very cold, weights
1/5    7 miles, on TM @ fitness 19, too cold!

Week 2
1/6    Keiser 43 min., lvl 15, weights, waaaay too cold outside, -30 to -40 wind chills
1/7    5 miles, cliff to cliff route, 6 degrees, felt warm
1/8    4 miles
1/9    5 miles
1/10    4 miles
1/11    8 miles, to Falls, didn't feel good
1/12    11 miles, WW ho loop, good run, nice, 37 degrees

Week 3
1/13    5 miles, easy, weights, nice, 37 degrees
1/14    5 miles, Cliff to Cliff fartlek run, 1:00 on, 1:00 off
1/15    6 miles, easy run
1/16    off, blizzard, 60 mph winds, weights
1/17    7 miles, on Big Sioux hilly road
1/18    8 miles w/ 6am group to Falls Park
1/19    10 miles, WW ho loop, nice, 29 degrees

Week 4
1/20    4 miles in blizzad on biketrails, crazy windy, 7 degrees, weights
1/21    7 miles, on treadmill, didn't feel like running outside in cold
1/22    Keiser ride, too cold, -30 wind chill
1/23    7 miles, Falls loop, 6 degrees, cold, windy
1/24    5 miles, 39 degrees, rained
1/25    3.5 miles before work, tired
1/26    6.5 miles, around town, easy

Week 5
1/27    5 miles, 6th st. loop, VERY cold, -2, wind chill -20, crazy
1/28    4 miles, trails, easy run
1/29    8 miles, Maple Street hill run w/ Greg, good run
1/30    4 miles, ice storm, trails all ice
1/31    Off
2/1    8 miles, cold, windy, icy
2/2    6 miles, felt terrible last 3

Week 6
2/3    6 miles, weights, 18 degrees, nicer, weights
2/4    4 miles, BRUTAL cold!
2/5    4.5 miles, very cold
2/6    Keiser 42:00, lvl 14-16 workout, good ride, weights
2/7    5.5 miles, on trails, 17, nice
2/8    8 miles, hill route, fell twice
2/9    3 miles, sore right knee/leg from Saturday falls

Week 7
2/10    Keiser ride, 42 min, lvl 15 tempo ride, good workout, weights
2/11    Keiser ride, 36 min, lvl 14 - 16 intervals,
2/12    3 mile run
2/13    Keiser 40 min, lvl 15, weights
2/14    Keiser 43:00, lvl 15
2/15    3 mile run
2/16    4 mile run

Week 8
2/17    3 mile run, weights, 40 degrees
2/18    Keiser ride, level 15 tempo
2/19    4 miles, finally no knee pain
2/20    off
2/21    5 miles, easy run, felt better
2/22    7 miles w/ Phil, slow, icy
2/23    5 miles w/ Greg

Week 9
2/24    6 miles, verynice run, 1" snow, 16 degrees, no wind
2/25    4 miles, very cold, windy, wind chill -20
2/26    7 miles on Maple St. hill O & B w/ Biteler
2/27    5 miles, dog park run
2/28    5 miles to Falls
3/1    4 miles, VERY COLD, -3 temp
3/2    4.5 miles, COLD, -30 wind chill, -15 temp, frostbite

Week 10
3/3    Keiser 42:00, lvl 16-14 workout, weights
3/4    7 miles, Maple St. hill run
3/5    7 miles, Maple street hills
3/6    6 miles, TB 6
3/7    6 miles, Sycamore loop
3/8    7 miiles, Yankton Trl loop
3/9    8.5 miles, town loop

Week 11
3/10    7 miles, Sycamore loop, 60 degrees
3/11    4.5 miles, terrible run
3/12    6 miles - S. Sycamore loop
3/13    6 miles on trails
3/14    6 miles, S. Sycamore loop, sore back
3/15    off to rest back
3/16    13.5 miles, very good run, felt good, bonked a little after 10, but went well, 15 degrees, sunny, light winds

Week 12
3/17    5 miles @ Sertoma park, very sore
3/18    7 miles, in snow thru town, good run
3/19    7 miles, maple street hill run
3/20    5 miles
3/21    3 miles, easy
3/22    8 miles, through town, sluggish
3/23    12 miles, USS SD loop modified, 15 degrees, light winds, sunny

Week 13
3/24    6.5 miles, cliff to cliff fartlek run, 19:36, 1 on, 1 off, better run
3/25    7 miles, Sycamore loop
3/26    7 miles, Maple St. run hills
3/27    5 miles, very sore legs
3/28    4 miles, sore
3/29    3.5 miles, sore
3/30    15 miles, USS SD loop +, very good run, nice, 44 degrees, south wind

Week 14
3/31    4.5 miles, CRAZY run, temps dropped 20 degrees while running!
4/1    7.5 miles at Big Sioux Rec area, very muddy
4/2    7 miles, hghwy 11 7 miler
4/3    5 miles, in snowstorm
4/4    off, rest
4/5    16 miles, Spring Thaw 10 miler, 2 up, 4 down, ran bandit as was not allowed to enter, 32:22 at 5, 66:38 end time, Major GI trouble after 5
4/6    9 miles, Falls loop, tough run, pretty sore, nice, 32 degrees, sunny

Week 15
4/7    5 miles, recovery run, to Falls park and home.
4/8    9 miles, 57th St. hill loop, good run!
4/9    7 miles, 81 degrees, Maple St. run, hills, VERY exhausted
4/10    4 miles, easy run
4/11    3 miles, still tired
4/12    16.5 miles, with Saturday group
4/13    10.5 miles with Greg, felt better

Week 16
4/14    6 miles, recovery run
4/15    8 miles at Good Earth State Park on trails/hills, good run, windy
4/16    6 miles, in big snowstorm, Sycamore 6
4/17    Keiser ride, needed run break, 40 min., lvl 14 > 16 ride
4/18    7 miles at Good Earth, hurt right foot
4/19    Off, right foot hurt
4/20    5 miles, better, elliptigo 10 mile ride

Week 17
4/21    a.m. - 3 miles before work, sore rt. ankle
           p.m. - Keiser ride, 45 min., lvl 15
4/22    5 miles, felt a little better
4/23    6 miles, Sycamore 6
4/24    7 miles, Sycamore 7
4/25    4 miles, easy
4/26    13 miles, falls loop +, felt very good
4/27    12 miles, tough run, VERY windy, 44 degrees

Week 18
4/28    7 miles
4/29    Keiser ride 45 min, lvl 14-16 workout
4/30    8 miles, S. Syc loop +
5/1    8 miles, hill repeats on prison hill
5/2    4 miles before work
5/3    11 miles, with 6am group
5/4    21 miles, biketrail loop around city + extra

Week 19
5/5    5 miles, VERY sore
5/6    8 miles, over to Spellerberg park, then 7 x hill
5/7    7 miles @ Good Earth state park
5/8    5 miles, sore
5/9    off, hike @ Gitchie Manitou
5/10    18 miles with 6am group
5/11    9 miles, 57th St. loop

Week 20
5/12    8 miles, Sycamore hill run
5/13    7.5 miles, to Tuthill, 6 x hill
5/14    7 miles on Maple St. hill run, lost Garmin 305
5/15    5.5 miles to Falls
5/16    Elliptigo 13 miles
5/17    15 miles, Great Bear to Big Sioux & back and around, good run
5/18    17 miles, around WW Ho loop +

Week 21
5/19    6 miles, recovery run, easy
5/20    7.5 miles, to Tuthill park, hills like last week.
5/21    Off
5/22    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. - 7 miles, thru town
5/53    a.m. - 4.5 miles
5/24    22 miles, Ditch road run, new run with 5:30am group
5/25    9 miles, 57th St. loop, tired,

Week 22
5/26    10 miles, from Great Bear to Big Sioux & around and back, hills
5/27    6 miles, very hot, not used to the heat
5/28    5 miles, same, very hot, not used to the heat
5/29    Keiser ride, 44:00, lvl 15 tempo ride
5/30    a.m. - 6.5 miles, to Tuthill, 5 x hill
           p.m. - 3.5 miles, on trails
5/31    14 miles, great bear to big sioux run
6/1    10 miles around town, tired

Week 23
6/2    5 miles, recovery run, tired
6/3    a.m. - 4.5 miles
         p.m. - 6 miles, 5 x Tuthill hill workout
6/4    5.5 miles, around BP
6/5    7.5 miles, 57th St. loop, hot
6/6    a.m. - 3.5 miles before work
6/7    20.5 miles, tired at end, nice day
6/8    9.5 miles, S. Syc. loop, 47 degrees, nice!

Week 24
6/9    4 miles, easy, taper time
6/10    ellptigo 21 miles
6/11    5 miles, to Falls Park
6/12    6.5 miles at Good Earth State park, hill repeats
6/13    off, rest
6/14    7.5 miles with Erica, Jessica from 6am group
6/15    10 miles, last long run

Week 25
6/16    off, rest day
6/17    4 miles before work
6/18    4 miles, before worl
6/19    off, to Wyoming.
6/20    off
6/21    52 miles, Bighorn 52 mile ultra marathon, 13:11 for time, 74th place, DEAD, GREAT race though!
6/22    ha! right!

Week 26
6/23    weights only
6/24    off
6/25    off
6/26    weights only
6/27    off
6/28    2 miles
6/29    3 miles

Week 27
6/30    elliptigo 12 miles
7/1    3 miles
7/2    4 miles
7/3    elliptigo 12 miles
7/4    6 miles, to Falls Park, then 5k race at Falls Park
7/5    Off
7/6    2.5 miles, 90 degrees, hot!

Week 28
7/7    4 miles, hot, felt terrible
7/8    wegiths only
7/9    4 miles, before work
7/10    5 miles, KSFY 5
7/11    off
7/12    6 miles, breakfast run with club to Falls
7/13    3 miles, hot, tired, sore

Week 29
7/14    a.m. - 4.5 miles, before work
7/15    6 miles, Falls 6
7/16    5 miles, around town
7/17    4 miles, before work
7/18    off
7/19    5.5 miles before work
7/20    8 miles with 6am group

Week 30
7/21    3 miles, very hot, humid, 86, heat index over 100, brutal
7/22    5 miles
7/23    3 miles
7/24    a.m. - 5 miles before work
7/25    4 miles, before work
7/26    3 miles, before flight
7/27    2.5 miles on Isle of Palms, SC, HOT!

Week 31
7/28    4 miles on beach, sore knee due to beach angle
7/29    4 miles, on road at Isle
7/30    2 miles, on road, sore
7/31    4 miles, Pantheon reunion run with Brant, Vince, around Reynolda gardens
8/1    Off, drove to Isle of Palms
8/2    off, travel
8/3    3 miles, easy run, hot

Week 32
8/4    4 miles, easy run, hot, humid
8/5    5.5 miles, Falls loop, tweaked right knee, probably from beach jumping
8/6    Keiser ride, 44 min., lvl 15 tempo ride,
8/7    4 miles
8/8    Elliptigo 14 miles
8/9    6 miles, Sycamore 6
8/10    5.5 miles, terrible run, humid, felt awful

Week 33
8/11    5 miles @ Good Earth State park on trails, slow
8/12    3 miles, easy, hurt back @ work
8/13    Off, sore back
8/14    4 miles before work
8/15    4 miles, towards Falls
8/16    5 miles before work, terrible run, very humid, felt awful
8/17    5 miles at sertoma park, easy run

Week 34
8/18    a.m. - 4 miles, before work, very humid
8/19    a.m. - 4 miles before work, again, VERY humid, terrible
8/20    rest day
8/21    off again, sore
8/22    6 miles, on trails
8/23    6 miles, Sycamore 6
8/24    5 miles, town loop, sore

Week 35
8/25    3 miles, right leg/knee sore
8/26    elliptigo 20 miles, 76 minutes
8/27    2 miles, very sore
8/28    3 miles, still very sore
8/29    2 miles, felt better
8/30    off
8/31    5 miles, easy, ok run

Week 36
9/1    6.5 miles, highway 11 loop
9/2    3.5 miles, sore
9/3    off
9/4    7.5 miles, 3 loops at good earth
9/5    3 miles
9/6    off
9/7    5.5 miles

Week 37
9/8    5 miles, good pace
9/9    Keiser 40 min, lvl 15, sore groin
9/10    Off
9/11    7.5 miles, 3 loops at good earth state park
9/12   off, sore groin
9/13    Keiser 47 min, lvl 14-16 workout
9/14    elliptigo 20 miles

Week 38
9/15    Keiser 40 min, lvl 14-15-16 workout
9/16    2 miles, slow, sore
9/17    off
9/18    6 miles at good earth state park
9/19    weights only
9/20    6 miles, biektrail, dog jog
9/21    6 miles, biketrail

Week 39
9/22    2 miles, very sore
9/23    Keiser ride, lvl 14-16 workout, good ride
9/24    elliptigo 12 miles, north
9/25    6 miles, at good earth park
9/26    2 miles, easy
9/27    5 miles, ok run
9/28    5 miles, sore

Week 40
9/29    Keiser 38 minutes, lvl 15 tempo
9/30    3 miles
10/1    3 miles
10/2    5 miles, at Good Earth, trails
10/3    3 miles, easy
10/4    2 miles, slow
10/5    4 miles, easy, sore

Week 41
10/6    weights only
10/7    4.5 miles, sore, slow
10/8    weights only
10/9    4 miles, easy
10/10    Off, set up course at Newton Hills
10/11    6 miles, Newton Hills Trail run, 13th place, 48:58
10/12    weights only

Week 42
10/13    Off, rest
10/14    5 miles, ok run
10/15    3 miles
10/16    6.5 miles, at Good Earth
10/17    weights only
10/18    7 miles, Maple Street hills
10/19    4.5 miles, trails

Week 43
10/20    2.5 miles, sore
10/21    6 miles on trails at good earth park
10/22    weights only
10/23    3 miles
10/24    5 miles
10/25    2.5 miles, sore
10/26    5 miles, better, to Falls

Week 44
10/27    4 miles
10/28    5 miles
10/29    Elliptigo 11 miles
10/30    7 miles at Good Earth
10/31    3 miles
11/1    4 miles
11/2    5 miles

Week 45
11/3    Off, rest
11/4    6 miles
11/5    4 miles
11/6    7 miles at Good Earth
11/7    3 miles, easy
11/8    5 miles, to Falls
11/9    9 miles, Falls loop, better run

Week 46
11/10    3 miles, cold, windy
11/11    Keiser ride, lvl 14-16 workout, good ride
11/12    7 miles @ wellness ctr.
11/13    7 miles @ Good Earth park, easy
11/14    3 miles, sore
11/15    4 miles, 1st snow of season, cold
11/16    3 miles, -19 wind chill

Week 47
11/17    weights only
11/18    5 miles, good run, 18 degrees, cloudy, south wind
11/19    7 miles, from wellness center, easy
11/20    off, to Indiana
11/21    4 miles, at home
11/22    Off, to NCAA meet
11/23    3 miles, sore

Week 48
11/24    off
11/25    6 miles, 600S loop, felt ok
11/26    3 miles at home
11/27    5 miles, in Wilmette
11/28    4 miles in Wilmette
11/29    4 miles, around Wilmette, IL
11/30    weights only

Week 49
12/1    3 miles, ok run, cool, 16 degrees, clear, south wind
12/2    5 miles
12/3    3 miles
12/4    5.5 miles at Good Earth
12/5    5 miles Hghwy 11 loop
12/6    4 miles
12/7    4.5 miles

Week 50
12/8    Off
12/9    6 miles, around home
12/10    4.5 miles
12/11    6.5 miles at Good Earth
12/12    5.5 miles, Hghwy 11 loop+
12/13    3 miles
12/14    6 miles, good run, 52 degrees, cloudy, humid

Week 51
12/15    4.5 miles, very windy and snowstorm
12/16    4 miles, cold, slick, 16 degrees, sunny
12/17    5 miles, slow, very sore
12/18    5 miles, at Good Earth with Chris
12/19    6 miles, at wellness center w/ Phil
12/20    Off, to Indiana
12/21    5.5 miles, around home, and with Miles

Week 52
12/22    6 miles, at bikepath in Anderson
12/23    4 miles, 56 degrees, very warm
12/24    Off, rest
12/25    5 miles, around home, windy
12/26    4.5 miles, south then north from home very windy, sub 7's on way home
12/27    4 miles, around home block
12/28    weights only, drove to SD

Week 53
12/29    3 miles, to get to over 1700, COLD, 5 above, w.c. below 0
12/30    off, weights only
12/31    Keiser ride, 49 min., 43 at level 15